All principal structures located within any Village zoning district
shall have and display at least one set of street numbers assigned
to it and approved by the Village Code Enforcement Officer. Numbers
must be prominently displayed on the side of said structure fronting
the nearest dedicated or private right-of-way. In no case shall script
design be permitted or shall said numbers be of written cursive.
In the case where the principal structure is not clearly visible
from the dedicated or private right-of-way, a post with the property
address displayed upon it, not to exceed five feet in height, shall
be installed in close proximity to the property access, no less than
20 feet nor greater than 25 feet from the property line fronting the
dedicated or private right-of-way.
All numbers shall be Arabic in design only, shall measure a minimum
of five inches in height and shall sharply contrast in color from
the structure or background of the post.
In the case of new construction, no temporary or final certificate
of occupancy will be issued until the Code Enforcement Officer verifies
that such street numbers have been properly assigned and installed.
Furthermore, no inspection for new construction will be provided until
installation of the proper address number or lot number in a prominent
location on the site, prior to construction.
The absence of address numbers; the insecure fastening or absence
of any whole number thereof; the use of any number not properly assigned
by the Village; or its failure to meet visibility requirements shall
be considered to be a violation of this chapter.
Any existing structure having street numbers that are Arabic in design,
logical in sequence and a minimum of four inches in height, as of
the effective date of this section, shall be deemed to be in substantial
compliance with this chapter.
The Village Code Enforcement Officer is hereby authorized to grant exemptions from the size requirement for numbering or numerical identification as provided in § 68-3 hereof where, in said officer's reasonable discretion, public safety is not or shall not be adversely affected.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this chapter shall not be enforced
retroactively so as to apply to existing principal structures, but
shall be actively enforced in connection with the following events:
If, at the effective date of this chapter, a principal structure
does not display any number(s) properly identifying the structure,
the Code Enforcement Officer shall be authorized to direct compliance.
Any inspection by the Code Enforcement Officer undertaken in connection
with the issuance of a certificate of compliance or annual/regular
fire code inspection or similar administrative inspection shall authorize
a direction to comply with this chapter.
The Village Code Enforcement Officer is responsible for assuring
compliance with the requirements of this chapter, and is hereby expressly
authorized to issue appearance tickets and/or to appear before the
Town Justice of the Lima Justice Court to seek enforcement therewith,
if so directed by the Village Board of Trustees.
Noncompliance for a period of one month shall be considered one instance
of violation; each and every succeeding month or part of one month
of noncompliance shall be considered an additional instance of noncompliance.
"One month" shall be considered and construed, for the purposes of
this chapter, as a continuous period of 30 days commencing with the
date of service of an appearance ticket or appearance warning ticket
upon the noncomplying party.